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Saint Louis Zoo
10:54 am
Fri November 16, 2012

Monkey, See? Baby Colobus Monkey Makes Saint Louis Zoo Debut

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Kivuli, a baby colobus monkey, rests in her mother, Cecilia's arms at the Saint Louis Zoo.
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Another little one has arrived at the Saint Louis Zoo -- this time it's a colobus monkey named Kivuli, which is Swahili for ghost or shadow.

The name is appropriate for her birthday Oct. 31, 2012, Halloween. Kivuli is her mother Cecilia's first baby. All colobus monkey babies are born with white hair and a pink face, and eventually change color to have predominantly black hair with white accents. 

In the wild, colobus monkeys are found throughout the forests of east and central Africa. Kivuli, Cecilia and the father, Kima, are all on view now at the Zoo.

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Saint Louis Zoo
10:41 am
Thu November 8, 2012

Baby Giant Anteater Makes Saint Louis Zoo Debut

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Credit (Rachael Macy/Saint Louis Zoo)
Baby giant anteater Sabia rests on the back of her mother.
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Another look at Sabia, who almost blends in with her mother's body.
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Sabia clings to the back of her mother.
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I'm always a sucker for baby animal photos, but, in this case, the animal will one day have quite a "sucker" of her own.

A giant anteater, named Sabia, was born Aug. 14 and will eventually have a tongue that can extend up to two feet to capture the up to 30,000 ants she'll eat each day. 

Sabia is scheduled to make her Zoo debut today with her mother, weather permitting, from about 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The historic range of the giant anteater is in Central America, but the Zoo says the species is in danger of extinction in the wild.

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